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Joe Grifasi

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Joe Grifasi was born on 14 June 1944 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Presumed Innocent (1990) and The Deer Hunter (1978). He has been married to Jane Ira Bloom since November 1974.
BornJune 14, 1944
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    Known for

    Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Jeannette Charles, Reggie Jackson, and Nancy Marchand in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
    7.6
    • Foreman
    • 1988
    Harrison Ford and Greta Scacchi in Presumed Innocent (1990)
    Presumed Innocent
    6.9
    • Tommy Molto
    • 1990
    Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
    The Deer Hunter
    8.1
    • Bandleader
    • 1978
    Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Defense Attorney Hashi Horowitz
    • Judge Hashi Horowitz
    • Judge Heshy Horowitz

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Wrong Idea
      • Frank
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Dan Levy and Taylor Ortega in Big Mistakes (2026)
      Big Mistakes
      7.2
      TV Series
      • 2026
    • Tornado (2024)
      Tornado
      Short
      • Rich
      • 2024
    • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
      New Amsterdam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Lilo Steinhauser
      • 2022
    • Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
      Evil
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Lombino
      • 2022
    • The Dreams of Rene Sendam (2022)
      The Dreams of Rene Sendam
      5.6
      • Dr. Bradley
      • 2022
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Defense Attorney Hashi Horowitz
      • Judge Hashi Horowitz
      • Judge Heshy Horowitz
      • 2005–2021
    • Michael Weatherly and Darrin Hickok in The Necklace (2016)
      Bull
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Judge Arlen Rand
      • Judge Rand
      • 2016–2021
    • Mark Ruffalo in I Know This Much Is True (2020)
      I Know This Much Is True
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Steve Falice
      • 2020
    • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
      The Good Fight
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Judge John Mata
      • 2020
    • Linda Emond, Brent Jennings, Eric Allan Kramer, David Pasquesi, Wyatt Russell, and Sonya Cassidy in Lodge 49 (2018)
      Lodge 49
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Burt
      • 2018–2019
    • Cara Seymour, Ivy Rose Lynn, Joey King, Colby Minifie, Susan Heyward, Abby Quinn, and Olivia Macklin in Radium Girls (2018)
      Radium Girls
      6.3
      • Nonno
      • 2018
    • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
      The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Judge Hackett
      • 2017
    • Lewis Black in The Mentors (2015)
      The Mentors
      TV Series
      • Joe Grisafi
      • 2016
    • No Pay, Nudity (2016)
      No Pay, Nudity
      5.9
      • Mr. Davenport
      • 2016
    • Alexandra Daddario and Josh Brener in Baked in Brooklyn (2016)
      Baked in Brooklyn
      5.4
      • David's Dad
      • 2016

    Videos13

    Naked Gun
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    Naked Gun
    Joe Grifasi
    Demo Reel 11:15
    Joe Grifasi
    Joe Grifasi
    Demo Reel 11:15
    Joe Grifasi
    Sweet Sixteen
    Clip 1:48
    Sweet Sixteen
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:08
    Trailer
    The Last New Yorker
    Trailer 1:14
    The Last New Yorker
    The Front
    Trailer 0:16
    The Front

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Joseph Grifasi
    • Height
      • 5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
    • Born
      • June 14, 1944
      • Buffalo, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Jane Ira BloomNovember 1974 - present
    • Parents
        Joseph James Grifasi
    • Other works
      Co-starred as Mario in Off-Bdwy musical, 'Once Around the City,' by Robert & Willie Reale, July 2001.

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Joe Grifasi has played two different New York Yankees ballplayers: Phil Rizzuto in "61*" and Yogi Berra in "The Bronx Is Burning". Ironically, on both occasions, he did not portray them during their playing careers. In "61*", he plays Rizzuto when he was the TV "color man" for the Yankee games. In "The Bronx Is Burning", he plays Berra when he was the bench coach for the Yankees.
    • Trademarks
        Usually plays bored or pessimist character close to the main characters or opposed to them.

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